China News Agency, Beijing, December 4th. Comprehensive news: The latest data released by the World Health Organization shows that as of 16:37 on the 3rd Central European Time (23:37 Beijing Time), the number of confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide increased by 591432 from the previous day. The number of deaths reached 63965092; the number of deaths increased by 11,741 to 1,488,120.

According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 9:27 on the 4th, Beijing time, a total of 65,127,355 confirmed cases worldwide, and a total of 1,504,401 deaths.

　　The special meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the new crown epidemic was held from the 3rd to the 4th. This is the first time the UN General Assembly has convened a special meeting on a pandemic.

In his speech on the 3rd, UN Secretary-General Guterres urged all countries to unite, support each other, and coordinate actions to fight the epidemic.

On November 29, local time, the Ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, was suspended.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan

　　Americas: A total of 14 million confirmed cases in the United States

　　According to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University's new crown epidemic, as of 14:26 Eastern Time on the 3rd (3:26 on the 4th Beijing Time), the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 14 million, reaching 14012378. The cumulative number of deaths reached 274,648.

　　The number of newly confirmed cases in the United States in a single day is still rising rapidly.

Since November 3, the number of new cases in a single day in the United States has remained above 100,000 for 30 consecutive days.

Data shows that the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States exceeded 10 million on November 9, 11 million on November 15, more than 12 million on November 21, and more than 13 million on November 27, with an average increase of every 6 days 1 million confirmed cases.

　　According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 3rd, the total number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the country has reached 6,487,084, an increase of 50,434 from the previous day; the cumulative number of deaths is 175,270, an increase of 755 from the previous day.

Due to the surge in cases, there is a shortage of intensive care beds in many places in Brazil.

On October 30, local time, France entered the second nationwide "closed city" in response to the deterioration of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

Non-essential travel of the people is prohibited, and non-essential public places are closed.

The picture shows that there were almost no pedestrians on the Champs Elysées in Paris that day, and most shops were closed.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Yang

　　Europe: The cumulative number of confirmed cases in France exceeds 2.25 million

　　According to the epidemic data released by French officials on the 3rd, France had 12,696 new confirmed cases that day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 2.25 million, reaching 2,257,331, 324 new deaths, and the cumulative number of deaths reached 54,140.

The French virus test positive rate was 10.7%.

French Prime Minister Castel announced the vaccination plan that night.

He said that the vaccine will be vaccinated from the people most vulnerable to the virus from January next year, including nursing home staff, and will be vaccinated for other people after April.

Castel said that France will ensure that everyone in its social security system is vaccinated free of charge, and has set aside 1.5 billion euros in the social security budget next year to cover related expenses.

　　According to the news from the Russian New Coronavirus Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters on the 3rd, 28,145 new cases of new coronavirus infections were added in Russia in the past day, setting a record of newly confirmed cases in a single day.

Moscow is the hardest hit area of ​​the epidemic, with about 7,750 new cases in a single day.

Moscow Mayor Sobyanin announced on social networks on the 3rd that Moscow will vaccinate high-risk groups with Russia’s first new crown vaccine "Satellite-V" from the 5th.

The priority targets for the new crown vaccine are medical staff, teachers and staff of social service agencies.

　　According to data released by the Robert Koch Institute of the Federal Agency for Disease Control in Germany on the 3rd, the country has newly diagnosed 22,046 cases in a single day, with a total of more than 1.1 million confirmed cases, reaching 1,106,789 cases and a total of 17,602 deaths.

There were 479 new deaths that day, and 487 the day before, the second and the highest number of deaths in a single day since the outbreak.

Data map: In March 2020, at the Tehran International Exhibition Center, Iran, staff in protective clothing were operating medical equipment.

　　Asia: The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Iran exceeds 1 million

　　According to data released by the Iranian Ministry of Health on the 3rd, Iran has newly confirmed 13,922 new cases of new crown in the past 24 hours, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 1 million, reaching 1,034,494.

Zari, the head of the Iranian capital Tehran Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters, said on the same day that Tehran will implement corresponding epidemic prevention measures according to the orange risk level from next week. Some high-risk industries will continue to suspend operations. Private cars are still prohibited from passing in the city at night, but necessary industries The number of staff can be increased to two-thirds, and the number of staff in government agencies can be increased to 50%.

　　Data released by the Indonesian National Disaster Relief Agency on the 3rd showed that the country had 8,369 new confirmed cases of new crowns that day. This is the first time that the number of new cases in a single day in Indonesia has exceeded 8,000 since the outbreak, with a total of 557,877 confirmed cases and a total of 17,355 deaths.

Among all the provincial administrative regions in Indonesia, the Jakarta Capital Territory has reported the most confirmed cases.

Indonesian President Joko on the 3rd reminded the public to abide by the anti-epidemic regulations and take strict measures to prevent the second wave of epidemics in their country.

　　The epidemic in South Korea's capital area continues to be severe.

According to the South Korean Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters, as of 0:00 on the 4th, 629 new cases have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, with a total of 36,332 confirmed cases.

This is the first time that there are more than 600 new cases in a single day after more than 9 months.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, there were 295 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest number of new cases in a single day in Seoul since the outbreak.

South Korean Prime Minister Ding Shijun said on the same day that the number of confirmed cases continued to increase, indicating that the crisis was still continuing, especially the epidemic situation in the capital area did not slow down.

He said that he will closely monitor the current situation and decide whether to take other measures; ask the public to cooperate in epidemic prevention, and advise students after the college entrance examination not to gather together.

　　Africa: South Africa strengthens prevention and control of epidemic hot spots

　　According to the latest statistics from the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 5 o'clock on the 3rd, Eastern Africa time, a total of 21,97353 cases of new coronary pneumonia have been diagnosed in Africa, a total of 52,505 deaths, and a total of 1,635,522 cured.

　　Recently, the new crown pneumonia epidemic in South Africa has shown a significant rebound.

On the 3rd local time, the South African Ministry of Health confirmed that South Africa had 4,400 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia that day, with a total of 800,872 confirmed cases; 94 new deaths and a total of 21,803 deaths.

South African President Ramaphosa reminded on the 3rd that if it is not handled properly, the country may face a second peak of the epidemic.

He announced the need to strengthen prevention and control of epidemic hot spots.

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